Differentiated Instruction Lesson Template

Teacher Name: Mrs.
Jill Demerjian Grade level: 6th Grade

School: Mission Dolores School Subject: Mathematics
Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan
Learning Goals or Standards to be addressed:

CA Standard 6th Grade Mathematics
Number Sense 2.0 Students Calculate & Solve Problems Involving Multiplication & Division of Fractions
(just a small part of this large standard)
K Students will know: the steps to divide and multiply fractions/mixed numbers
U Students will understand: when and why they would multiply or divide in a particular situation (makes
learning meaningful to students)
D Students will be able to: solve problems by multiplying and dividing fractions/mixed numbers. In
addition, students will be able to explain the difference between dividing and multiplying fractions (skills,
actions, performance)
Think about the students for whom you are planning this lesson. What kind of differentiation best meets
their needs? Readiness? Interest? Learning Profile?
Differentiation strategy (process, content, Grouping Strategy

product) or Environment
*Using Multiple Differentiation Strategies = Groups Based Upon:
Activities That Are More Interesting &
Engaging #1 Readiness
All strategies are utilized in this particular #2 Learning Profile

lesson
#3 Group Dynamic
Process: Address types of learning modalities
*Flexible Grouping Utilized
- Kinesthetic, Visual, Auditory
Content: Complexity of thinking skills required
Product: Different ways to show understanding
based on ability and learning profile.
Environment: Location, noise level, sitting vs.
standing
Teacher Name: Mrs. Jill Demerjian Grade level: 6th Grade
How will the needs of students with disabilities be addressed?

Students with disabilities will be places in groups according to their needs
Teacher provided scaffolding
Examples:
ADD student’s group will be placed furthest away from other groups and distractions
Students with diagnosed math disability will be in group with teacher’s support
Describe the specific learning activities?

“Creating MULTIPLE PATHWAYS to Reach ONE Goal”
Lab 1:
‘Explain It’ board game
- Students answer questions to get around the board using ACADMEIC LANGUAGE
- For students that need practice using academic language and verbalizing their understanding
Lab 2:
Test Writers – Working Backwards
- Students create challenging multiple choice questions, a challenge by choice activity
- Students in this group are typically more willing to challenge themselves by creating problems that are more complex
- For more advanced learners who might rush through problems and make the careless errors
Lab 3:
Picture It
- Teacher led group
- Students draw out problems to help them visualize the concept/operation
- For students developing number sense, in the area of fractions
Lab 4:
Fraction Design
- Students complete more challenging problems together
- Correct answers are colored in to make a design
Lab 5:
Rolling Fractions
- Students roll a double dice and place numbers on a sheet and complete operation. Done with a partner and students
are expected to “talk out” problems together.
- For students with an understanding of the concept, yet need extra practice with the support of a partner
*Important to recognize the difference between “centers” and a DI Lesson

Describe how this lesson has changed from when you did it before? Before I would have
asked students to review fractions by working in heterogeneous groups on the same activity or I would have
asked all students to complete each lab activity over a period of time
Assess your plan
Where might you run into trouble carrying out the differentiation in this lesson?
- Some students are reluctant to use academic language, especially in math
- Some students are less willing to become involved in “peer teaching” - skill that might need to
practiced (some just give answers to group members)
How will you give directions for different versions of the task? Will you color-code task
cards or assignment sheets? Audio-record directions?
- Each group is given only the directions for their activity. Directions are placed in student lab boxes.
Directions are changed based on group readiness
- Directions are given verbally to each group before the activity begins
- Teacher checks in with each group for understanding at the beginning of the lab activity
Will you tell the students the lesson is differentiated? If so, how? If not, why not?
- Students are reminded “everyone gets what they need in order to reach our academic goal for the
day”
- Students are now very comfortable with D.I. structured lesson, but it was explain/discussed in
more depth at the beginning of the year – I do think it is important for students to understand and
be on-board
- D.I. involves a higher level of self direction and should be intrinsically motivating so students need
to be on board for it to be successful

What will you do if some students or groups finish early?
- Each group has a “challenge activity” in their math lab boxes that relates to their topic
- 6th Graders also know that they should pick from the math trivia box when they finish early in math
class. There are 75 questions (wide variety of math topics) for students to work on. They must
show work and answer on an index card. I chart how many each child has answered to help them
keep track. Students enjoy this activity.
- Anchoring activities must be engaging and worthy of students time or students will not be
motivated to complete them
- Not a time to complete work for other classes or homework assignments
If necessary, how will you get students into groups efficiently? How will you get them
back to a whole-class configuration?

Practice, Practice, Practice
- Student groups go to classroom area where their box is located. Locations announced right before
students are asked to meet with their groups
- When introducing math labs in the fall, I used an overhead timer to help students transition.
Students needed to be finished with their first problem/step/objective by the time I set
- Materials and classroom are organized to facilitate learning
How will you know if today’s lesson “worked”? What will you watch for? How will you use
what happens in this lesson to improve the next day’s instruction?

“Worked”
- Students using academic/math vocabulary during group discussions
- Students reaching individual group goals assessed by students correctly completing individual “exit
tickets” (different for each group)
- Students actively engaged and motivated to learn
Lab groups/activities are altered according to the outcomes of previous lessons

*Quality D.I. is guided by ongoing assessment which guides the next step

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Teacher Name: Mrs.

Jill Demerjian Grade level: 6th Grade

Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan

Learning Goals or Standards to be addressed:

learning meaningful to students)

their needs? Readiness? Interest? Learning Profile?

Differentiation strategy (process, content, Grouping Strategy

All strategies are utilized in this particular #2 Learning Profile

Content: Complexity of thinking skills required

Product: Different ways to show understanding

based on ability and learning profile.

Environment: Location, noise level, sitting vs.

How will the needs of students with disabilities be addressed?

Describe the specific learning activities?

‘Explain It’ board game

Test Writers – Working Backwards

- Students create challenging multiple choice questions, a challenge by choice activity

- Teacher led group

- Students draw out problems to help them visualize the concept/operation

- For students developing number sense, in the area of fractions

- Students complete more challenging problems together

- Correct answers are colored in to make a design

are expected to “talk out” problems together.

*Important to recognize the difference between “centers” and a DI Lesson

Assess your plan

- Some students are reluctant to use academic language, especially in math

practiced (some just give answers to group members)

cards or assignment sheets? Audio-record directions?

Directions are changed based on group readiness

to be on board for it to be successful

What will you do if some students or groups finish early?

keep track. Students enjoy this activity.

motivated to complete them

- Not a time to complete work for other classes or homework assignments

back to a whole-class configuration?

students are asked to meet with their groups

- Materials and classroom are organized to facilitate learning

what happens in this lesson to improve the next day’s instruction?

- Students using academic/math vocabulary during group discussions

tickets” (different for each group)

- Students actively engaged and motivated to learn

Lab groups/activities are altered according to the outcomes of previous lessons

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